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here is boehner. >> i took a great risk. and then the white house spends three weeks trying to develop a proposal and they send one up here. calls for $1.6 trillion of new taxes. calls for a little -- not even $400 billion in cuts, was not a serious proposal. and so right now we are almost nowhere. >> now, with little progress between the inside players, white house officials tell us the president will keep the heat on from the outside next week. he will be meeting with governors on tuesday and then addressing the business round table on wednesday. try to get some of those chief executives to put pressure on republics, shep. >> shepard: ed henry on the north lawn tonight. thanks. alert went out on the college campus here today that there was a killer on the loose. it's an attack that left people dead, numerous people. and now word that the suspect didn't actually use a gun. the details on that coming. plus, fresh anger and outrage in egypt where things are chaos. after the president pushed through the draft constitution that
here is boehner. >> i took a great risk. and then the white house spends three weeks trying to develop a proposal and they send one up here. calls for $1.6 trillion of new taxes. calls for a little -- not even $400 billion in cuts, was not a serious proposal. and so right now we are almost nowhere. >> now, with little progress between the inside players, white house officials tell us the president will keep the heat on from the outside next week. he will be meeting with governors on...
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. >> speaker boehner should call members of the house back to washington today. he shouldn't have let them go in fact. they are not here. they are not here. john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership than about keeping the nation on firm financial footing. >> harris: a spokesman for john boehner fired back "senator reid should talk less and legislate more." and senate minority leader mcconnell saying we should have worked all this out months ago. >> and republicans aren't about to write a blank check or anything senate democrats put forward just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> harris: tonight, that is exactly where we stand. at the edge of a cliff throwing blame for how you we got here. a lot of finger pointing and no answers as i said and just days remaining until tax increases and spending cuts all kick in and we all feel the pain. mike emanuel live with the news for us tonight on capitol hill. top democrats seem to be suggesting they cannot cut a deal without republican help. >> well, harris, that is right. and so they
. >> speaker boehner should call members of the house back to washington today. he shouldn't have let them go in fact. they are not here. they are not here. john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership than about keeping the nation on firm financial footing. >> harris: a spokesman for john boehner fired back "senator reid should talk less and legislate more." and senate minority leader mcconnell saying we should have worked all this out months ago....
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boehner says he wants as well. basically inside the white house, they say once boehner dropped this plan b on which democrats say they want nothing to do with, it's cut off communication, cut off any progress on that bigger deal that the markets, people around the country say they want to see. here is the president saying that republicans should not turn down the deal that's on the table. >> they will be able to claim that they have worked with me over the last two years to reduce the deficit more than any other deficit reduction package. that we will have stabilized it for 10 years. that is a significant achievement for them. they should be proud of it. but they keep on finding ways to say no as opposed to findings ways to say yes. >> it's not just the future of taxes that sequester those major spending cuss. john boehner's plan b doesn't deal with that also doesn't deal with the fact that 2 million people will see unemployment benefits expire a week after christmas. that's a big deal as well, shep. >> shepard: so
boehner says he wants as well. basically inside the white house, they say once boehner dropped this plan b on which democrats say they want nothing to do with, it's cut off communication, cut off any progress on that bigger deal that the markets, people around the country say they want to see. here is the president saying that republicans should not turn down the deal that's on the table. >> they will be able to claim that they have worked with me over the last two years to reduce the...
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at least publicly john boehner is not sounding confident. >> he is not. he was very pessimistic and came out and told reporters is he still frustrated that president obama has not responded with some sort of a counter proposal to the republic debt plan that was put on the table. he basically is saying that these talks are still going nowhere. this isn't a progress report because there is no progress to report. when it comes to the fiscal cliff that's threatening our economy and threatening jobs. the white house has wasted another week. >> one sign of optimism is when he was pressed by a reporter about tax rates, he seemed to leave the door open about some flexibility of negotiating with the white house. vice president biden said while rates have to go up it's negotiable what exact rate it is. whether it goes all the way up to the top rate to 39.6 like the clinton days. it seems like there is wiggle room on both sides. that may be where we get a deal if these two sides get together next week, shep. >> shepard: u.s. officials say the syrian regime has begun
at least publicly john boehner is not sounding confident. >> he is not. he was very pessimistic and came out and told reporters is he still frustrated that president obama has not responded with some sort of a counter proposal to the republic debt plan that was put on the table. he basically is saying that these talks are still going nowhere. this isn't a progress report because there is no progress to report. when it comes to the fiscal cliff that's threatening our economy and...
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>> yes, we have gotten a sense of a rough outline, according to the sources close to speaker boehner. here is a look at it. $1 trillion in cuts. $1 trillion in revenue. and immediate down payment and legislative process through next year. it could also include the debt ceiling increase, unemployment insurance, the doc fix, the payroll tax cut, and tax extenders and so everybody is saying this is a broad outline burks the real sticking point seems to be the tax revenue issue and again, the associated press reporting moments ago there is a new offer on the table from the president. john? >> john: mike emmanuel at the u.s. capitol, thank you. >> as lawmakers struggle to fix the debt problems, they are also battling over a proposed spending bill that aims to provide billions of dollars to aid to those who are still recovering from hurricane sandy. of course, the super storm devastated parts of the northeast in late october causing trillions in damage and destroying hundreds of homes and businesses. democrats last month began calling for more federal aid. but republicans say the spending b
>> yes, we have gotten a sense of a rough outline, according to the sources close to speaker boehner. here is a look at it. $1 trillion in cuts. $1 trillion in revenue. and immediate down payment and legislative process through next year. it could also include the debt ceiling increase, unemployment insurance, the doc fix, the payroll tax cut, and tax extenders and so everybody is saying this is a broad outline burks the real sticking point seems to be the tax revenue issue and again, the...
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john boehner gave an eagle scout the honor of flipping that switch. >> 3,
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john boehner is pushing what he's now calling plan b. plan b to keep us from plunging off the fiscal cliff. speaker boehner is offering to let tax cuts he can fire for people who make more than $1 million or actually for all income above $1 million. president obama has been demanding rate hikes on incomes above 250,000. now he's upped that to 400 grand. why the white house says plan b makes no sense. of course, if they don't agree on something, which most think they will, tax cuts will expire for everybody two weeks from today. it's the top story on the bottom of the hour and ed henry is on it live from the white house. time is running out. that's clear. plan b? >> that's right, shep. so bottom line is john boehner says he's borrowing this idea from democrats. nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, various democrats over the last couple of years have said the threshold should be raising taxes on incomes of a million dollars or more per year. so john boehner is saying let's go back to that. he thinks that would be the fair way to do it. and he beli
john boehner is pushing what he's now calling plan b. plan b to keep us from plunging off the fiscal cliff. speaker boehner is offering to let tax cuts he can fire for people who make more than $1 million or actually for all income above $1 million. president obama has been demanding rate hikes on incomes above 250,000. now he's upped that to 400 grand. why the white house says plan b makes no sense. of course, if they don't agree on something, which most think they will, tax cuts will expire...
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speaker boehner also saying that he is optimistic that they can get a deal done. i'm harris faulkner in tonight for shepard smith. this is the fox report. a former u.s. marine who has been chained to his bed in a mexican prison should be freed by the end of today. that was the word. john hammar has reportedly been locked up since august in one of the prisons south of the border. a place where drug cartel run the show. mexican police reportedly arrested hammar when he crossed the border from texas with what his family says was an antique gun. mexico is very strict with firearms and the size of hammar's gun was apparently shorter than the law allows there. and for that, he was facing 15 years behind bars. steve harrigan live in our south florida newsroom with more now. steve, what do we know about hammar's impending release? >> harris, that release could happen any minute. we have been following the twitter account of his lawyer and talking to his parents. his mother, his father, his attorney and his congresswomen all say that john hammar will be released sometime t
speaker boehner also saying that he is optimistic that they can get a deal done. i'm harris faulkner in tonight for shepard smith. this is the fox report. a former u.s. marine who has been chained to his bed in a mexican prison should be freed by the end of today. that was the word. john hammar has reportedly been locked up since august in one of the prisons south of the border. a place where drug cartel run the show. mexican police reportedly arrested hammar when he crossed the border from...
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speaker boehner said he believes speaker boehner is going down a blind alley with no exit. take a listen. >> plan b, which is the only thing the house of representatives, the republicans in the house are focused on right now is a multiday exercise in futility. >> futility, perhaps for lawmakers in both parties but this could have real consequences on the military. all kinds of other federal agencies. today defense secretary leon panetta put out a memo to defense department employs warning if they don't get a deal in the next few days there is going to be painful cuts to the defense department next year. shep? >> right now this isn't about solving any problems. this is about placing blame. that's what this exercise tonight is all about. to place the blame on the president. >> partly because you are right the republicans have been on defense, the president saying if you don't act at all taxes are going up on everybody as the bush tax rates expire at the end of the year. so what the republicans tried to do with these plan b votes to say look we have plan. here it is just raisi
speaker boehner said he believes speaker boehner is going down a blind alley with no exit. take a listen. >> plan b, which is the only thing the house of representatives, the republicans in the house are focused on right now is a multiday exercise in futility. >> futility, perhaps for lawmakers in both parties but this could have real consequences on the military. all kinds of other federal agencies. today defense secretary leon panetta put out a memo to defense department employs...
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told the house speaker john boehner. attorney general's holder response to the investigation, "does not constitute a crime." officials say "fast and furious" was supposed to track thousands of guns from the u.s. drug cartel in mexico. but investigators say the feds did not track many of those weapons and two of them turned up at the scene of the murder at the u.s. border patrol agent brian terry. mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. republicans say they are not surprised by the justice department decision. >> that is right. that is why they also voted on a civil contempt resolution. that way republicans investigating "fast and furious" can get lawyers to file civil suits try and force the department of justice to hand over the documents. here is a key house republican on where things stand. >> it is a shame that the attorney general in the white house, the obama administration is putting the country through this. putting the brian terry family threw this. this can be totally avoided and stop if they just provide the doc
told the house speaker john boehner. attorney general's holder response to the investigation, "does not constitute a crime." officials say "fast and furious" was supposed to track thousands of guns from the u.s. drug cartel in mexico. but investigators say the feds did not track many of those weapons and two of them turned up at the scene of the murder at the u.s. border patrol agent brian terry. mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. republicans say they are not surprised by...
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and in a letter to speaker boehner said i am aware of the ongoing federal investigation into my activities and i'm doing my best to address the situation responsibly, cooperate with the investigators and accept responsibility for my mistakes, for they are my mistakes and mine alone. within four days, illinois governor pat quinn is expected to announce the date of a special election to replace expwraction and former congresswoman debby halverson who lost to jackson in a primary this year hasn't ruled out another run. she also made clear she doesn't think much of the nine term congressman. >> i hate to use the word lie but every step of the way, every time he said something it turned it out not to be the case. >> governor quinn says whenever the special election takes place, it will be in a way that is as economical as possible for taxpayers to have to foot the bill. greg? >> peter doocy in washington. thanks. so many americans lost so much in super storm sandy but tonight volunteers on the east shore that the victims have something to celebrate this thanksgiving. we'll have a live update ne
and in a letter to speaker boehner said i am aware of the ongoing federal investigation into my activities and i'm doing my best to address the situation responsibly, cooperate with the investigators and accept responsibility for my mistakes, for they are my mistakes and mine alone. within four days, illinois governor pat quinn is expected to announce the date of a special election to replace expwraction and former congresswoman debby halverson who lost to jackson in a primary this year hasn't...
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now we are hearing that both president obama and and john boehner are preparing to get back to washington. if they can't work out an agreement and we go over the fiscal cliff it of course will mean smaller paychecks and automatic hefty spending cuts. according to economists possibly another recession. with just days until that deadline, time to cut a deal is rapidly running out. ed henry with the president in honolulu, hawaii. ed, as we get this news. possibly the president leaving his vacation early? >> that's right, jamie. we are now learning from an administration official that it is likely the president will be leaving hawaii tomorrow. probably in the evening to get back to washington early thursday. possibly meet with congressional leaders. start working the phones, trying to move this forward because, frankly, when you talk to administration officials in private, they admit this is pretty tall right now because the president hasn't had a conversation with speaker boehner since last friday. now, if there is any hope in any of this, it's the fact that the president's aides say that bo
now we are hearing that both president obama and and john boehner are preparing to get back to washington. if they can't work out an agreement and we go over the fiscal cliff it of course will mean smaller paychecks and automatic hefty spending cuts. according to economists possibly another recession. with just days until that deadline, time to cut a deal is rapidly running out. ed henry with the president in honolulu, hawaii. ed, as we get this news. possibly the president leaving his vacation...
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house speaker john boehner meeting with president obama tonight to try to work out a way to keep the country from falling off the so-called fiscal cliff. their sitdown wrapping up a short time ago. we will take you live back to capitol hill for an update on their progress. plus, former president george h.w. bush has been in the hospital now for weeks. and with christmas coming up, you know he has to be itching to get home. we'll tell you what the doctors are saying about that. stay close. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 ml350 for $599 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. look this isn't my first christmas. these deals all seem great at the time... but later... [ shirt ] merry christmas, everybody! not so much. ho ho ho! this isn't that kind of deal. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. save on ground shipping at fedex office. campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it
house speaker john boehner meeting with president obama tonight to try to work out a way to keep the country from falling off the so-called fiscal cliff. their sitdown wrapping up a short time ago. we will take you live back to capitol hill for an update on their progress. plus, former president george h.w. bush has been in the hospital now for weeks. and with christmas coming up, you know he has to be itching to get home. we'll tell you what the doctors are saying about that. stay close. ♪ [...
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republicans like john boehner said that shows the u.s. is weak. take a listen. >> i think it's very difficult to have talks with a country around the world who has vowed to do everything but to wipe us off the face of the earth. this is not the kind of environment that i believe can lead to a constructive discussion. >> now, a former senior u.s. official who used to be in the obama administration tells us tonight that in 2009, the administration did send two letters to the iranians to try to reach out for diplomatic talks. obviously, so far, that has not been realized, shep. >> shepard: speaker boehner talking about this showing weakness but the white house is insisting it has a very strong hand here. >> that's right and there's some evidence to back the white house up on that. today, spokesman jay carney pointing out because of u.s. sanctions, european union sanctions, this has put a lot of pressure on iran so if there were any talks, iran would be on the defensive. take a listen. >> we had a situation where iran's economy is clearly suffering fr
republicans like john boehner said that shows the u.s. is weak. take a listen. >> i think it's very difficult to have talks with a country around the world who has vowed to do everything but to wipe us off the face of the earth. this is not the kind of environment that i believe can lead to a constructive discussion. >> now, a former senior u.s. official who used to be in the obama administration tells us tonight that in 2009, the administration did send two letters to the iranians...
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mentioned those health problems in the letter of resignation that he submitted today to house speaker john boehner's office. but he also wrote, quoting here: i am aware of the ongoing federal investigation into my activities and i am doing my best to address the situation sonsably, cooperate with the investigators and accept responsibility for my mistakes for they are my mistakes and mine alone. mike tobin is live for us in chicago with more. mike, did this come as a shock to anyone? >> no. for the reasons you just mentioned, no one was surprised that the congressman stepped down. in fact it was a question of when it would happen. however, fellow politicians and friends here in chicago were quick to jump to the congressman's defense and say his resignation is not an admission of guilt. >> he hasn't been indicted. he hasn't been charged. he hasn't been convicted of any law -- breach of the law, none at all. all right. some would argue that if he really wanted to cut a deal, you stay in congress and negotiate from a position of power. some would argue that. >> the most prominent allegations reported a
mentioned those health problems in the letter of resignation that he submitted today to house speaker john boehner's office. but he also wrote, quoting here: i am aware of the ongoing federal investigation into my activities and i am doing my best to address the situation sonsably, cooperate with the investigators and accept responsibility for my mistakes for they are my mistakes and mine alone. mike tobin is live for us in chicago with more. mike, did this come as a shock to anyone? >>...
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hosted by the speaker of the house, john boehner. shep? >> shepard: mike emanuel live on capitol hill. just in to fox news from the o really file? the chief operating officer of the long island power authority or lipa is stepping down in the wake of super storm sandy. this comes on the same day an attorney filed a lawsuit against lipa claiming negligence in the aftermath. and the attorney is seeking class action status potentially including hundreds of thousands of long island customers who, in some cases have had no power for two weeks. the feds say only about 25,000 customers in the storm zone are still in the dark only. certainly a major improvement since just yesterday when the number was three times that. but today as the new york city mayor michael bloomberg pointed out that figure does not include tens of thousands of homes and businesses that are destroyed or too badly damaged for crews even to restore electricity. >> the majority of new yorker who's remain without power do so not because the utilities can't provide power on the st
hosted by the speaker of the house, john boehner. shep? >> shepard: mike emanuel live on capitol hill. just in to fox news from the o really file? the chief operating officer of the long island power authority or lipa is stepping down in the wake of super storm sandy. this comes on the same day an attorney filed a lawsuit against lipa claiming negligence in the aftermath. and the attorney is seeking class action status potentially including hundreds of thousands of long island customers...
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earlier today house speaker john boehner struck a more cooperative tone. >> republicans are committed to continuing to work with the president to come to an agreement to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. it's one of the reasons why we believe that we put revenue on the table as long as it's accompanied by serious spending cuts. to avert this crisis. >> now, to be fair, speaker boehner did not want to lay out a bunch of spending cuts on camera, at least. he says he will save those discussions, those negotiations for his talks with the president. shep. >> shepard: those are always behind closed doors, those spending cut talks. mike emanuel at the rotunda at the russell building. thanks. if you win tonight's power ball jackpot you can stop worrying about anything washington does go. out and buy your own country and make your own laws. tonight's jackpot is now $550 million. that's a record for power ball and the second highest lottery jackpot ever in our country. lottery officials say tickets are selling at a rate of, get this: 130,000 tickets per minute. and a lot of people say they alre
earlier today house speaker john boehner struck a more cooperative tone. >> republicans are committed to continuing to work with the president to come to an agreement to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. it's one of the reasons why we believe that we put revenue on the table as long as it's accompanied by serious spending cuts. to avert this crisis. >> now, to be fair, speaker boehner did not want to lay out a bunch of spending cuts on camera, at least. he says he will save those...
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today, the house speaker john boehner told diane sawyer on abc that tax increases cannot be part of a deal. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable. and, frankly, it couldn't even pass the house. i'm not sure it could pass the senate. >> shepard: speaker boehner says is he willing to talk about the president's proposals. ed henry is live at the white house for us tonight. ed, what are we expecting to hear from the president tomorrow? >> we are told that he is going to speak really for the first time substantively since the election and that post election party tomorrow about 1:00 p.m. eastern here at the white house. is he going to talk about the economy broadly but specifically the fiscal cliff. what he is willing to do to move forward and with negotiations on capitol hill. as you say, this could have a massive impact on our economy. there are these major spending cuts kicking in on january 2nd. you have the bush tax rates expiring at the end of this year. so that could mean tax hikes for millions of americans. you can seat markets reacting in a very negative way over the last couple da
today, the house speaker john boehner told diane sawyer on abc that tax increases cannot be part of a deal. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable. and, frankly, it couldn't even pass the house. i'm not sure it could pass the senate. >> shepard: speaker boehner says is he willing to talk about the president's proposals. ed henry is live at the white house for us tonight. ed, what are we expecting to hear from the president tomorrow? >> we are told that he is going to speak...
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ed, we are hearing the president and house speaker john boehner actually talked by phone not too long ago. >> that's right, harris. we confirmed that there was a phone call between the two leaders this afternoon. no major progress but i'm told by one aide briefed on the call, this is more than they have done in a long time. so, maybe it's something they can build upon. but the bottom line is the president added somewhat of a new wrinkle today because he doesn't just want to deal with the spending and tax issues on the table and the so-called cliff, fiscal cliff, he also wants to deal with raising the debt ceiling which caused so much controversy a year and a half ago. take a listen to the president today. >> if congress in any way suggests they are going to tie negotiations to debt ceiling votes, and take us to the brink of default once again, as part of a budget negotiation which by the way we have never done in our history until we did it last year, i will not play that game. >> now, republics may not want to include the debt ceiling extension lifting that ceiling in these negotiati
ed, we are hearing the president and house speaker john boehner actually talked by phone not too long ago. >> that's right, harris. we confirmed that there was a phone call between the two leaders this afternoon. no major progress but i'm told by one aide briefed on the call, this is more than they have done in a long time. so, maybe it's something they can build upon. but the bottom line is the president added somewhat of a new wrinkle today because he doesn't just want to deal with the...
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boehner mentioned they have tried this over and over. what makes the white house think it will work this time? >> well, shep, john boehner is right. this is the fourth or fifth crack at it. what's different now is the president says the federal housing administration would back underwater mortgages. so banks would be more likely to refinance if the government is backing these loans. and the president's housing secretary shean donovan said today this will mean giving the average family about 3,000 bucks if they are able to refinance with these low rates right now and that money will go right back into the economy. take a listen. >> we're not going to sit on our hands watching middle class homeowners who have done the right thing and played by the rules, get hurt. >> now, they are facing an uphill battle on the capitol hill though for many reasons, including the fact that republics say if you get the fha even more involved in backing these loans at a time when the fha is into their reserves and there is talk about a potential bailout for t
boehner mentioned they have tried this over and over. what makes the white house think it will work this time? >> well, shep, john boehner is right. this is the fourth or fifth crack at it. what's different now is the president says the federal housing administration would back underwater mortgages. so banks would be more likely to refinance if the government is backing these loans. and the president's housing secretary shean donovan said today this will mean giving the average family...
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less than $100,000 and house speaker john boehner said over the weekend that it's a very difficult seat for the g.o.p. cornelius is running as a moderate. he does not support the repeal of obama care answered refused to sign that grover norquist antitax pledge. >> i'm not going to sign pledges written by political insidersers in washington, d.c. that i don't even know. i'm not answering to that person. they are not voting for me. they are not my constituent. >> and they may help him with the independents but could hurt him with his base. we will know tomorrow. >> shepard: dan springner seattle. they are lived in iraq use of spy drones over parts of that country one month after the last combat from the left. state department plans to ramp up surveillance drone program there the reason? to help protect workers at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. thousands and thousands of them. senior iraq official reportedly blasted the united states for not consulting with the iraqi government first, telling "new york times" and i quote: our sky is our sky. not the u.s.a.'s sky. meanwhile, a top pentagon of
less than $100,000 and house speaker john boehner said over the weekend that it's a very difficult seat for the g.o.p. cornelius is running as a moderate. he does not support the repeal of obama care answered refused to sign that grover norquist antitax pledge. >> i'm not going to sign pledges written by political insidersers in washington, d.c. that i don't even know. i'm not answering to that person. they are not voting for me. they are not my constituent. >> and they may help him...
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so the republican house speaker john boehner came to help out and nailed it. take a look at the leader's face there. a few hours later, it was back to politics as usual. that's funny. and the mostly partisan vote in the house on welfare. house republicans passing a resolution disapproving of the obama administration move to offer more waivers in the welfare program. vice presidential nominee paul ryan returned to capitol hill for the vote. democrats claim the gop is misleading the public for election year political points. jim angle with the news. >> hello. no hammers in this debate. but 19 democrats joined republicans in voting 250-164 to disapprove actions by health and human services seen as waiving the work requirement. the gop brought up two reports from the accountability office. >> they found when previous hhs secretaries were asked about the possibility of waiving work requirements, hhs responded that, and i quote, the department does not have authority to waive any of these provisions, end quote. >> gao also said no previous hhs under either party has
so the republican house speaker john boehner came to help out and nailed it. take a look at the leader's face there. a few hours later, it was back to politics as usual. that's funny. and the mostly partisan vote in the house on welfare. house republicans passing a resolution disapproving of the obama administration move to offer more waivers in the welfare program. vice presidential nominee paul ryan returned to capitol hill for the vote. democrats claim the gop is misleading the public for...
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sources say he would not have taken this step without the votes or the support of house speaker john boehner. now ranking democrat elijah consumption calls this a partisan witch-hunt. justice maintains it has complied with the subpoena and congress is not entitled to every interview and every document that it wants. and while, shepard, this appears that both sides have dug in for political fight. moments ago a deputy attorney general told issa that quote efforts to reach a mutually acceptable resolution have not been exhausted. a contempt vote while possible is not the only way out of this. >> william la jeunesse live in l.a. the toasty brown woman whom cops busted for taking her 5-year-old daughter to the tanning salon -- she is something else, isn't she? she now has some choice words for her critics. we will hear those ahead. plus federal prosecutors today presented needles that they claim show roger clemens did indeed use performance enhancing drugs. the rockets lawyer called it a, quote, hodgepodge of garbage. coming up. careful, pringles are bursting with more flavor. [ crunches ] mmm.
sources say he would not have taken this step without the votes or the support of house speaker john boehner. now ranking democrat elijah consumption calls this a partisan witch-hunt. justice maintains it has complied with the subpoena and congress is not entitled to every interview and every document that it wants. and while, shepard, this appears that both sides have dug in for political fight. moments ago a deputy attorney general told issa that quote efforts to reach a mutually acceptable...
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we know top lawmakers including senate republic leader mitch mcconnell and boehner were invited to the white house for lunch. afterwards everybody said the right things. it was a good opportunity to talk about finding common ground on issues like energy. but other leading republicans are saying the president's only plan is reducing more domestic production. >> said no literally to all the things that would help ease the supply situation in this country. he said no to the keystone pipeline. he said no to anwr. he said no to offshore production. no to the gulf. no to streamlining permitting. no to more leases. >> fueling the fire with a lot of republicans is when secretary steven chu the energy secretary was asked yesterday if lowering prices was the priority? he said no. reducing overall consumption is the priority. shep? >> shepard: what are democrats saying should be done about these soaring fuel costs? >> well, some suggest it is time to tap into the strategic petroleum preserve, the nation's emergency stockpile. it's time to look at those who are driven up prices. >> for the last 22
we know top lawmakers including senate republic leader mitch mcconnell and boehner were invited to the white house for lunch. afterwards everybody said the right things. it was a good opportunity to talk about finding common ground on issues like energy. but other leading republicans are saying the president's only plan is reducing more domestic production. >> said no literally to all the things that would help ease the supply situation in this country. he said no to the keystone...
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he went to speaker john boehner's office and met informally with his republican colleagues, posed for photo, signed autographs. when he went to the floor to vote, he received an extremely warm welcome from republicans and also his democratic colleagues. many standing to applaud him, also going over to shake his hand. they say they feel a great sense of institutional pride seeing one of their own now a vice presidential nominee on his way out, he said his home state packers would beat the bears. >> shep: mike emmanuel, thanks. kids in chicago will end up with a whole weekend of no school. that's despite reports of progress in the teachers strike. the teachers union president says she's optimistic the union can hammer out a deal with the city, but the classes will not start back until monday at the earliest. some 30,000 educators have been on strike all week. a big sticking point is the teachers' objection to a plan that would rate them based on their student' stancized test scores. chicago is the third largest school district. the strike left 400,000 students out of class. the family o
he went to speaker john boehner's office and met informally with his republican colleagues, posed for photo, signed autographs. when he went to the floor to vote, he received an extremely warm welcome from republicans and also his democratic colleagues. many standing to applaud him, also going over to shake his hand. they say they feel a great sense of institutional pride seeing one of their own now a vice presidential nominee on his way out, he said his home state packers would beat the bears....
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. >> house speaker john boehner has accused of democrats of holding the hostage. blaming a game of chicken with the economy in a cavalier way. senate republic leader blasted the democrats. in their near fanatical crusade to inflict more pain on businesses. democrats are openly waiting they plan to wait until this debate reaches full throttle and americans are panicked about the outcome at to do anything. because they think it will make it likier they will get their way. >> we have grown used to this waiting game here on capitol hill until a deal at the very end. some economists worry that waiting until the end of the year to get something done could damage the economy. shep? >> shepard: mike emanuel on capitol hill. mike, thanks. president obama and governor romney are launching new attacks on each other. they are going at that time over jobs and how the government spends your tax dollars. we will hear from both sides coming up. experts say get ready to pay more for food. the worst drought this nation has seen in more than 50 years is upon us and it's brutal. as w
. >> house speaker john boehner has accused of democrats of holding the hostage. blaming a game of chicken with the economy in a cavalier way. senate republic leader blasted the democrats. in their near fanatical crusade to inflict more pain on businesses. democrats are openly waiting they plan to wait until this debate reaches full throttle and americans are panicked about the outcome at to do anything. because they think it will make it likier they will get their way. >> we have...
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speaker john boehner says it's just another broken campaign promise. and missouri senator roy blunt say it's not really a change at all. >> i don't think the president is changing his mind. he may be changing what he is saying. the president holds all the records for spending both government spending and political spending when he ran for president the last time, he spent more money than anybody has ever spent. >> meanwhile, it's just not republicans unhappy with the president's decision. former wisconsin senator russ feingold co-anchor of the law that the supreme court overturned said the president is, quote, dancing with the devil because republics like mid romney and his friends have and will spend more money. fine gold predicts the decision will blunt the president's message that democrats care more than republicans about the impact of money on politics. shepard? >> shepard: wendell goler live on the north lawn tonight. more election coverage ahead. the united states gets tougher on iran but tehran says that will not do a think to stop its nuclear
speaker john boehner says it's just another broken campaign promise. and missouri senator roy blunt say it's not really a change at all. >> i don't think the president is changing his mind. he may be changing what he is saying. the president holds all the records for spending both government spending and political spending when he ran for president the last time, he spent more money than anybody has ever spent. >> meanwhile, it's just not republicans unhappy with the president's...